Who Discovered It

One of the most famous and interesting sceneries in the United States, the Grand Canyon is a valley that resulted from the carved landscape of the Colorado River. In order to promote the site, the national government established the first national park in the country at the place, the Grand Canyon National Park. The canyon stretches 446 kilometers and its width ranges from 6.4 kilometers to 29 kilometers. The depth of the place is estimated to be 1.83 kilometers. To know more about this beautiful gorge, let us start exploring the history of the discovery of the place. Historical Background Who discovered the Grand Canyon? According to records, the place was discovered by Native Americans 10,500 years ago. Evidence of early societies have been found at the site. Historians agree that different groups settled in the place such as the Anasazi, the Cohonina, the Cerbat, Paiutes and the Navajo. However, the first recorded non-Native American visit to the place is led by Spanish Captain Garcia...

Alaska is one of the interesting and beautiful places to visit and a great spot for vacations. The beauty of the place would at times make people wonder who discovered Alaska. We can never really tell who it was exactly that discovered Alaska since there were already Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos who were already living there before the first white man came. Outsiders Discover Alaska From what we know, Vitus Jonassen Bering was the first outsider who discovered Alaska. He was a Danish explorer who found the place in 1728 on a voyage coming from Siberia while on service for Russia’s navy. He traveled along the lines of St. Lawrence Island. However, he was unable to reach Alaska’s mainland. Read more VN:D [1.9.17_1161]Rating: 5.3/10 (3 votes cast)

Officially recognized as the Republic of South Africa, South Africa is a country that has a coastline measuring 1,739 miles or 2,798 kilometers along the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean. It is close to other countries like Swaziland, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The other nations close to this country are Lesotho, Botswana and Namibia. Some of its most popular cities are Johannesburg, Cape Town and Pretoria. Aside from these highly interesting details, it is nice to know something about the history of this country including who discovered South Africa. The Discovery of South Africa Who discovered South Africa? A Portuguese explorer named Bartolomeu Dias discovered the southernmost part of Africa in 1487, which is known today as the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. The purpose of that particular exploration was to locate an efficient trade route to India. Before that, it was named the Cape of Storms, which was later renamed by the King of Portugal John II to the Cape of Good Hope or Cabo...

Known as one of the longest rivers in America, the Mississippi River is 2,320 miles or 3,730 kilometers long. The mouth of the river is found in the Gulf of the Mexico while the source is in Minnesota’s Lake Itasca. This river is considered a great part of the most popular and largest river system not just in the United States but also in the entire North America, the Missouri-Mississippi river system. The river is composed of two rivers, which are the Upper Mississippi River and Lower Mississippi River. To know more about this, it is important to start with the person behind the discovery of the river. History Who discovered the Mississippi River? Spanish traveler Hernando De Soto found the river in 1541. He crossed the longest river in the United States to get to Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas. He named the river Rio del Espiritu Santo. After the discovery of the river, many communities were established near the place. Some of the communities that were established are the Grand Rapids,...

Finding out who discovered Tennessee will be a bit hard. For one thing there have been several inhabitants of the area even before western pioneers drove in. The place was inhabited by various peoples covering a span of several thousands of years. It will be a tough task to name that really discovered the territory since there are no records that would indicate that fact. Cultural Phases Though researchers are unable to tell who discovered Tennessee archaeologists were able to decipher several cultural phases in its early history. Each phase covers a specific span of time covering several hundred years or even more. The earliest phase in Tennessee history is the Archaic Phase which spans from 8000 BC to 1000 BC. Next is the Woodland phase spanning from 1000 BC to 1000 AD. Lastly we have the Mississippian Phase from 1000 AD to 1600 AD. Contact with Europeans There were three expeditions into the said area conducted by Europeans. Though such excursions have been the earliest recorded...